There s an electricity in the moon. A pulse, a magic, an energy.

A bewitching entr
ancement unlike that of the sun.
The moon is for things unseen, things done in the shadows and beneath the fog. U
nder bridges and beneath bed sheets
it s for wild hearts and unconcerned minds. It s
where plans are made in dark alleyways and secrets revealed under the soft haze
of light coming through the cracks of closed shutters.
It s when fugitives escape and kids run away. It s when girls lose their virginities
on torn leather seats and boys get into trouble. It s when the suffering take the
ir lives and the lonely seek comfort.
It s when we fall in love
that passionate, all-consuming, purposeful love that alw
ays looks a little different in the light of day.
It s by night that we see our true desires. We reflect on our moments of unhappine
ss and those yearnings that are momentarily blinded by the sun. It s when we becom
e poets and philosophers, martyrs and murderers.
It s when we form regrets of days past and that profound hatred for those who hurt
us. It s when we choke on our tears through deep sobs that can only pour onto dar
k pillowcases.
The night is for passion. It s for fanaticism, romance and trouble. It s when your m
ost tender, authentic and suppressed sides come out to play under the nonjudgmen
tal eyes of the stars.
It s for all those things you could never dream of doing by day, under the watchfu
l eyes of the sun.
It s no wonder night owls are more intelligent than those who hit the hay early. I
t makes sense that those who absorb the energy of the moon are more creative and
open-minded than those who like to catch the early worm.
It s only natural that those who go to bed earlier never experience the psychologi
cal and emotional changes that occur under the blanket of darkness.
According to Psychology Today, intelligent people are more likely to be nocturnal
than people with lower IQ scores. In a study run on young Americans, results sho
wed that intelligent individuals went to bed later on weeknights and weekends th
an their less intelligent counterparts.
In Study Magazine, Satoshi Kanazawa, a psychologist at the London School Of Econom
ics And Political Science, reported that IQ average and sleeping patterns are mo
st definitely related, proving that those who play under the moon are, indeed, m
ore intelligent human beings.
His analysis goes back to ancient times, asserting the idea that even in primiti
ve years, people have been known to rise and fall with the sun.
Average brains were conditioned to follow this sleep pattern, while the more inq
uisitive, intellectual ones want to defy that pattern and create their own.
It s an unconscious defiance that comes from refusal to acquiesce to the idea of m
ass appeal.
These findings are reported by

Study Magazine

as such:

Bedtimes and wake-up times for Americans in their 20s by IQ.

Very Dull (IQ < 75)

Weekday: 11:41 pm -7:20 am
Weekend: 12:35 am -10:09 pm
Normal (90 < IQ < 110)
Weekday: 12:10 am -7:32 am
Weekend: 1:13 am -10:14 am
Very Bright (IQ > 125)
Weekday: 12:29 am -7:52 am
Weekend: 1:44 am -11:07 am
Those with IQs less than 75 went to bed by 11:30 pm on weeknights in early adult
hood, whereas those with IQs over 125 went to bed around after 12:30 am. This is
no coincidence.
The data supports the notion that all night owls feel: the only real time for li
ving is after everyone s gone to bed.
Only after dark can we learn, absorb and study the effects of the day. It s a nece
ssary self reflection that few humans take the time to make.
There s something to be said about those who fight the urge to sleep and explore t
hat block of uncharted time that so many who always have their eyes closed will
never see.
They Get Time To Daydream
All those dreams you can t have during the day, when you re snapped out of them by f
riends, family and work, are finally given time to run around.
Free to play in the open spaces of your mind, you can swim in all those thoughts
you hid under your desk or behind mounds of paper work. It s the most creative ti
me of day, along with the most liberating.
It s by the nightfall that your most uninhibited and passionate sides are explored
. It s the time to unleash your innermost desires and allow yourself the freedom t
hat s masked behind the taunting exposure of sunlight.
The night is for testing your limits and challenging yourself. It s for discoverin
g those passions you suppress all day and breaking down all those rules your par
ents made to protect you.
It s the time to dig into those hidden corners of your mind and unknown trails of
your subconscious. It s a time of self-expression that can only be unlocked at nig
ht and evaluated by day.
They Are Anti-Establishment
Staying up late has been, and always will be, an act of rebellion. A defiance of
the nine-to-five, the very habit of staying up late is revolutionary. Since anc
ient times, there is evidence that society condoned the night owls.
In the academic paper, Why The Night Owl Is More Intelligent, published in the jou
rnal Psychology And Individual Differences, it s widely assumed that for several mil
lennia, humans were largely conditioned to work during the day and to sleep at n
ight.
While those who defy the trend, are more likely to acquire and espouse evolutiona
rily novel values and preferences than less intelligent individuals.

These novel values become the building blocks of leaders. They are the makings of
revolutionaries, inventors and explorers. They are the ones who makes sacrifices
and defy the societal pressure to follow the masses.
It s no surprise that those willing to stay up late, to explore the uncharted terr
itory of night, are more inquisitive.
They are more apt to make discoveries and challenge authority. They want to expa
nd their mind, not shut it off just because people tell them it s time for bed.
They Are More Open-Minded
Things that happen at night are things you can t get away with during the day. It s
the time of utter licentiousness, of underhanded transactions and unseemly occup
ations.
It s when the bars are opened and the poets write. It s when musicians pore over ins
truments, geniuses have their breakthroughs and artists come alive. According to
Esquire, it s also when you have the most sex.
Healthy sex lives and late curfews are indeed, positively correlated. Those repo
rted to have later bedtimes were buying more sex toys and having more sex than t
heir sleepier counterparts.
One sex shop worker believes that intelligence is correlated with open-mindednes
s, which in turns correlates with a more open sex life.
Intelligent People
Those who are willing to stay awake, who yearn for the mysteries of nightfall, a
re exposed to an array of discoveries that those who stay asleep will never know
. It s those who are willing to test their limits and explore in the dark who will
bring more light to the day.
They Are Proactive
The early bird may get the worm, but the night owl gets the whole jar. While the
early risers may get up to see the first worm crawl its way to the wet surface,
the night owl gets to them before they burrow under.
Getting up early is most definitely proactive, but staying up late is just as fr
uitful. Those who stay up get hours ahead, rather than the one or two an early r
iser gains.
There are things to be explored at night that early risers will never experience
. There are ideas formulated and tasks completed that early risers never get to
finish.
Because at night, there is dawn and a new day in front of you. But by morning, t
here s just the bleakness of night and the daunting end of another day.